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Drought preparedness day shows pathway for action
News
Drought
Publish Date: 12 September 2019
A major conference on drought and desertification has held a special Drought Day to emphasize the need to switch from a piecemeal, reactive crisis-driven approach to a proactive risk management approach.
Implementing the Global Framework for Climate Services at Regional and National Scales
Global Projects
Capacity development, Climate change, Climate services, GFCS, Natural hazards, El Niño / La Niña, Drought, Education, Training
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges to human society in contemporary times. Statistics show that the last decades have already seen a sharp rise in economic, social and...
Water
Water, Oceans, Floods, Drought
As the global population grows and the demand for water increases, it is critical to effectively and sustainably manage our limited water resources. To do so, we need to know where they are, in what quantity and quality, how variable they are, and how they will evolve in the foreseeable future.
WMO starts public science lecture series
News
Climate change, Research, Policy
Publish Date: 29 April 2019
A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) public science lecture series starts on 8 May with a presentation from Thomas Stocker, Professor of Climate and Environmental Physics at the University of Bern and former Co-chair of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The presentation is entitled The Climate of Tomorrow: Building the Knowledge for Earth Stewardship
EUROCLIMA+ boosts risk management of droughts and floods in the Andes
News
Drought, Capacity development, Climate change, Floods
Publish Date: 2 May 2019
A new project called EUROCLIMA+ : droughts and flooding- in the Andes has been launched.
WMO Public Science Lecture
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Climate change, Policy, Research
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8 May 2019
The Climate of Tomorrow: Building the Knowledge for Earth Stewardship WMO Public Science Lecture - Thomas Stocker
Kickoff Meeting of Papua New Guinea CREWS Project
News
Climate, Drought, Natural hazards
Publish Date: 18 February 2019
Developing countries, least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states (SIDS) are particularly vulnerable to impact of climate extremes, including drought which could lead to water crisis or severe food shortage.
WMO Executive Council responds to rising demand for high-quality weather services
Press Release
WMO, Policy
Publish Date: 17 May 2017
Geneva, 17 May 2017 – The annual meeting of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Council concludes here today after adopting decisions aimed at enhancing weather, climate and hydrology services around the world. A particularly important issue, the need to strengthen aeronautical meteorological services, was addressed through a one-day special dialogue with representatives from the aviation sector. Aviation is one of the most weather-sensitive of all economic sectors. It is also changing rapidly. With air traffic doubling every 15 years, competition increasing and air safety...
African leaders unite to modernize hydromet services
Press Release
Agriculture and food security, GFCS, Partnership, Capacity development, Policy
Publish Date: 12 September 2017
African leaders are coming together this week for action on modernizing weather and climate services, which inextricably link the Continent’s development, climate, and resilience agendas. Weather and climate drive nine out of ten disasters in Africa, threatening Africa’s hard-won development gains. Floods, droughts, tropical cyclones, and landslides continue to cause heavy damage and losses to livelihoods. Over the last two decades, these disasters have cost the continent US$10 billion dollars. Given the increasing climate variability, these disasters are projected to increase in frequency...
WMO leads new flood and drought management project for Volta Basin
News
Drought, Climate change, Climate services, Floods, Capacity development, Disaster risk reduction
Publish Date: 26 October 2018
The 32 nd Meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board, which was held in Bonn, Germany on 9-12 October 2018, has endorsed a USD 7.92 million regional proposal submitted by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) entitled “Integrating Flood and Drought management and early warning for climate change adaptation in the Volta Basin.” The targeted project countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.